Morning Star

"Pfft, hahaha..."

The woman who had just made that sound did not get angry after seeing Chujiu's appearance, but instead covered her lips and laughed.

Mo Xinglan's body trembled, and he stared at the looming woman on Chujiu's left with his eyes wide open and his pupils constricted.

The ruddy face turned pale in an instant. Her eyes were filled with disbelief at seeing an old friend. Her lips parted, and she spoke a word with difficulty in a trembling voice.

"……mother."

Bai Yue'er stopped laughing when she heard the voice, and looked at Mo Xinglan with a smile, her eyebrows curved as she raised a hand and waved at him: "Lan'er."

She called him as gently as she did back then.

Chujiu came back to his senses, and the momentum he had just had disappeared in an instant. His little face was also shocked, with his eyes wide open and his mouth trembling again and again.

This is this...

She, she, she, is she hallucinating? !

"Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful lady, mother, mother, mother..."

She stammered as if she had seen a ghost, then turned to Mo Xinglan with a blank head, completely unaware of the shock on Mo Xinglan's face.

She tugged at his hand and pointed with her other trembling hand at Bai Yue'er beside her: "Xing, Xing, mother, mother, dear, I, I am hallucinating, hallucinating... dreaming, dreaming."

She spoke unsteadily and didn't even know what she was saying.

I just felt my head buzzing.

Zisang, Piaomiao and Zhuwu, who had seen Bai Yue'er appear earlier, were not surprised.

Piao Miao looked at the barrier that protected Chu Jiu and Mo Xing Lan, which was like a starry sky, and said calmly: "The Cang You Hairpin has recognized its master."

Chujiu was still down. Mo Xinglan beside him understood what was going on, looked at the blue glowing hairpin that Chujiu held in his other hand, then looked at Bai Yueer, and finally looked at Chujiu.

"..."

This is really... hard to put into words.

He calmed down and thought about it carefully.

Chujiu had told him about the changes in Cangyou Zan before in the Demon Realm, and she had also told him what the God Emperor said to her a few days ago. He didn't dare to think in that direction. But he didn't expect that the direction he didn't dare to think about has now come true.

Mother became the spirit of the Cangyou weapon and recognized Jiuer as her master.

At this time, Bai Yue'er floated behind Chujiu and Mo Xinglan, and looked at Piaomiao with a smile on her face: "Long time no see, Piaomiao. Or should I call you Feiyin?"

"You can call me whatever you want." Piaomiao replied indifferently.

Bai Yue'er covered her lips and chuckled: "After staying with Xiaoguaiguai for so long, why are you still like this? You don't have any human touch at all."

Mo Xinglan stared blankly at Bai Yue'er's gentle smile. He had never seen his mother smile like this before.

If his mother had not called him the same way as when he was a child, he would have doubted whether the soul in front of him was his mother.

But come to think of it, he never understood what kind of person his mother was.

The impression his mother gave him was gentle, heavy, and twisted. She had never been as relaxed and comfortable as she was now.

Piao Miao in front ignored Bai Yue'er's words and asked, "When did you recognize her as your master?"

"Guess." Bai Yue'er still had a smile on her face, but she looked mysterious.

Piaomiao was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes slightly: "Holy Lotus Demon Palace."

It's not a rhetorical question but an affirmation.

Because only when she was in the Holy Lotus Demon Palace, she couldn't feel the ninth day for a period of time.

Bai Yue'er chuckled: "Correct answer, no reward."

"..."

There was a hint of anger on Piao Miao's face, which had always remained expressionless.

He snorted coldly and didn't want to pay any more attention to her. He turned around and floated out of the Astrology Palace without looking back.

Zhuwu looked at the direction Piaomiao left, then looked at Chujiu who was still in a daze, and finally decided to chase Piaomiao.

At this time, Chujiu turned her head to look at Bai Yue'er, who had not yet come to her senses. Her head was dizzy and blank, and she had no idea what was happening around her.

She was still in a daze until Bai Yue'er returned to her sea of ​​consciousness with the Cangyou hairpin and Mo Xinglan said goodbye to Zisang and took her away from the Astrology Palace.

After a while, in the house on Lingyuan Peak.

Chujiu finally came to her senses. She knelt on the ground with her hands on her head and muttered to herself: "Oh my God, what did I do?! Oh my God, what did I say?!"

Mo Xinglan: “…”

He stood aside and listened to what she said, feeling both amused and helpless.

Isn’t this reaction too slow?

But he didn't know whether he should be glad that he had given her the Cangyou hairpin.

It was because he gave her the Cangyou Hairpin that the weak soul of the mother who became the spirit of the Cangyou Hairpin was nourished. It was also because of this that he was able to meet his mother today by accident.

But this might also let the people in the Divine Realm know that Jiuer is a spirit gathering body.

After all, he couldn't completely trust the people in the divine realm.

Thinking of this, worry flashed across his drooping eyes.

Chujiu was still in regret, holding his head and muttering.

"Oh my god! Is this considered treason?!"

"Not really." The woman's pleasant voice sounded.

Mo Xinglan was stunned for a moment when she saw Bai Yue'er flying out from Chujiu's brow with the Cangyou hairpin again, and called softly, "Mom."

Even though it made sense, he still felt like he was dreaming. It was too unreal.

Bai Yue'er raised her eyes and smiled at him, then raised her hand and rubbed his head twice as she did before.

The translucent hand could not touch Mo Xinglan, but Mo Xinglan could feel a coolness shaking over his head.

Although it was cold, he felt warm. This warmth spread from his heart to his whole body, and even his eyes became hot.

His dark eyes, covered with mist, stared at the translucent woman who was squatting towards Chujiu. He didn't even dare to blink, for he was afraid that the woman would disappear when he blinked.

Bai Yue'er was looking at Chujiu, who was still looking down, doubting his life, and didn't notice Mo Xinglan's expression. Fortunately, Mo Xinglan didn't notice it, so he raised his hand to wipe away the moisture from the corner of his eyes.

Tears were the most useless thing in him, he didn't need them.

Bai Yue'er looked at Chujiu and said, "Little darling, look at me."

Chujiu's body trembled and he slowly looked up at the beautiful woman who was looming in front of him. He opened his mouth but no words came out.

Instead, Bai Yue'er raised a hand and rubbed her head: "Come on, call me beautiful mother and let me hear it."

Chujiu felt a cool touch in a trance.

Mo Xinglan, who had calmed down, raised his eyebrows when he heard this name and had a bad feeling.

Chujiu stared at Bai Yue'er blankly, as if bewitched, and said, "Beauty...Mother."

"Haha..." Bai Yue'er chuckled happily and scratched her little upturned nose with her hand, "So good."

Looking at her actions, Mo Xinglan couldn't help but recall that she teased him in the same way when he was very young.

But at that time, there was no pure happiness in my mother's eyes like there is now.

Chujiu's face turned red due to her action. She stared at her blankly, and her head started to feel dizzy again.

Bai Yue'er was very satisfied to see her like this, and she smiled slightly while covering her lips.

He raised his hand and tapped her small upturned nose like teasing a child and asked, "My dear, am I beautiful?"

"Beautiful." Chujiu nodded without even thinking about it.

Bai Yue'er's dark eyes flashed, and she looked up at Mo Xinglan, who had a complicated expression on his face, and asked, "So, is my beautiful mother more beautiful, or is your star more beautiful?"

"……Um?"

This question made Chujiu's confused brain go blank for a moment. He watched her blink twice, then tilt her head and look up at Mo Xinglan.

His thoughts gradually came back to him. After thinking for a while, he tilted his head and grinned at Bai Yue'er, saying, "They are all beautiful."

In a trance, it seemed as if a ray of warm sunlight shone through the window onto the girl's smiling white cheeks, as if all beautiful things were not as beautiful as her, and it made people feel warm in their hearts.

Bai Yue'er was stunned for a moment before she started laughing and exclaimed, "Lan'er, the little rabbit is so cute."

Mo Xinglan was still in a daze because of Chujiu's smile when he suddenly heard Bai Yue'er calling him. It took him a while to come back to his senses and realize what she said.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the confused girl with soft eyebrows and said: "Well, very cute."

Chujiu tilted his head and looked at Bai Yue'er and then at Mo Xinglan, with confusion in his eyes.

She just realized that her beautiful mother seemed to have called her "little darling" before.

Why did the mother and son add the word "little" before their name for her? She was obviously not little.

Oh, forget it. She felt that even if she resisted, it would be useless, and she was indeed very small in front of her beautiful mother.

She was talking about age, don't get me wrong.

After that, the three of them stopped making a fuss. Chujiu sat cross-legged on the spot, then looked at Mo Xinglan and patted his side.

Mo Xinglan walked over and sat next to her.

Bai Yueer looked at the tacit understanding between the two and raised her lips unconsciously. She also sat cross-legged in front of the two, facing each other, waiting for them to ask questions.

Chujiu put his hand on his chin and thought for a while, then turned his head to look at Mo Xinglan.

Mo Xinglan noticed her gaze and then looked at Bai Yue'er: "What happened back then?"

Bai Yueer put away the smile on her face. In an instant, her whole temperament changed.

When Chujiu felt it, he took a deep breath, straightened his body unconsciously, and immediately became serious.

He really is worthy of being the Demon Lord who has been in power for more than 500 years. His temperament is different right from the start.

Mo Xinglan beside her noticed her change and looked at her sideways.

Bai Yue'er is now the spirit in the Cangyou hairpin, so she can naturally sense her changes. Her serious expression softened, and she smiled at Chujiu: "Don't be nervous, little darling, my beautiful mother doesn't eat people."

"Um...I..." Chujiu's cheeks turned slightly red. She turned her head to look at Mo Xinglan who was standing beside her with a hint of gloating. The shyness on her face disappeared immediately and she glared at him.

Mo Xinglan lowered his eyes and felt a little aggrieved: "Jiu'er, why are you so fierce? You were not like this before."

"How am I fierce?" She took a deep breath and glared at him with gritted teeth, as if she would bite him if he said one more wrong word.

"...Okay, Jiuer is not vicious."

That being said, his expression looked even more aggrieved.

The ninth day of the lunar month: "..."

The way he looked made her feel so angry that she couldn't vent it.

Bai Yue'er stood in front, watching the pair of babies making a fuss with an auntie's smile.

There is a happy smile on his face.

When his eyes fell on Mo Xinglan's face, who was looking at Chujiu with grievance, a hint of bitterness flashed across his eyes.

Her Lan'er finally found the girl who could bring him warmth, and he no longer had to suffer.

Mo Xinglan noticed her gaze, put away the grievance on his face, and looked sideways, just in time to meet Bai Yueer's gaze. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled with pursed lips.

The mother and son don't need to say anything, even if they haven't seen each other for many years, even if they can't understand everything about each other, but mother and son are connected by heart, and can understand what the other is thinking with just one expression.

After seeing this scene, Chujiu tried hard to make himself an invisible person.

This mother and son are really something that makes people feel happy and sad at the same time.

Afterwards, Bai Yue'er told the whole story of what happened that year.